To wit, they point to polls which consistently show her in the lead over Cassidy by a few points, but that lead is an illusion when the full context is taken into account.

Louisiana’s so-called ‘jungle general’ election allows multiple candidates from any party can appear on the ballot. Bill Cassidy’s support gets split up among a number of other candidates on the ballot, which leaves Landrieu with a clear plurality, reports Newsmax.

The problem for the Team Landrieu, however, is that should the election move to a Dec. 6th runoff between the top two vote-getters, which almost every analyst expects will happen, Cassidy skyrockets to the lead.

According to the latest USA Today poll, the full ballot results put Landrieu at 36% to Bill Cassidy’s 34%. But when poll respondents are asked to pick between the two alone, Cassidy pulls 48% to Landrieu’s 41%.